“Real estate investing, even on a very small scale, remains a tried-and-true means of building an individual’s cash flow and...
Read moreI didn’t realize it at the time, but, when I bought a pre-construction apartment on Panama City’s Avenida Balboa 17...
Read moreNegotiating a real estate deal in another country—both the purchase and the sale—is likely to be different for you than...
Read moreYour most important ally when buying, selling, or renting real estate overseas is your attorney. First thing, therefore, when beginning...
Read moreLeverage is a key tool in every U.S. property investor's kit. As late-night TV real estate investment gurus with courses...
Read moreWhite-sand beaches... warm water... year-round sunshine... and one of the healthiest diets in the world... For sun and sand lovers,...
Read moreHow can you keep up with your plans of moving and/or buying property overseas in the middle of a pandemic?...
Read moreProperties in many countries have gotten dramatically cheaper, in dollar terms, thanks to favorable exchange rates. A strong dollar and...
Read moreIf you’ve done any reading about living or retiring abroad, you’ve heard these words: "Rent before you buy." In fact,...
Read moreFor a long time, owning a second home was reserved exclusively for the wealthy. Today that’s no longer true. You...
Read moreThe term pocket money real estate is a nice way of saying properties for around US$50,000. Admittedly, it’s a bit...
Read moreOwning a second home overseas comes with a lot of benefits. But what are the best countries to buy in?...
Read moreBuying to flip is a common real estate investment strategy in the United States that doesn’t make sense in most...
Read moreIn 2012, Lief and I bought an apartment in Medellin, Colombia. It was nearly 400 square meters in an architecturally...
Read moreIf I were just starting out as an investor today, with little capital and an eye to converting that capital...
Read more"But haven't we done this already? Haven't we already bought an old stone house surrounded by mud? Isn't that what...
Read moreOwning a property overseas can mean profit... and I'd say it always means fun. It can mean living a superior...
Read moreWe talk a lot about the benefits of buying property overseas and why it makes sense to buy real estate...
Read moreBuying real estate overseas is fundamentally about diversification. This is true whether you buy for investment or for retirement and...
Read moreU.S. second-home markets are seeing exploding interest. It's understandable. Seems like a good time to have a second home somewhere...
Read moreWe rank Mexico as joint-1st in our list of the best places to live and retire overseas. Mexico has some...
Read moreWe’re going to kick off today by putting two beach properties head to head. I’m not going to tell you...
Read moreResident global real estate investing expert Lief Simon—also, coincidentally, my husband—and I have been shopping the globe for real estate...
Read moreGoogle is generally recognized today as the answer to every question, but there are exceptions to that Internet Age fundamental...
Read moreYou want to be sober when considering property purchase options in a foreign land. Certainly, you want your wits about...
Read moreWe're reviewing the fundamentals of how to buy real estate overseas safely and with confidence... in an effort to arm...
Read moreWe've been focused this week on current opportunities to buy real estate overseas. That's because the world right now is...
Read moreWe've all been through the wringer these last few months. And the tough times are not over yet. But the...
Read moreTraveling to make a real estate purchase in another country is complicated if not impossible right now. COVID-19 restrictions mean...
Read moreWhen it comes time to flip the switch to retirement, Lief and I hope to have organized our lives so...
Read moreMore Americans and Canadians have chosen to live or retire on Mexico's two long and beautiful coastlines than they have...
Read moreIn Argentina, crisis isn’t the exceptional state of affairs. It’s the usual. Each generation of Argentines grows up watching its...
Read moreMy beat is global property investing. However, it’s not always only about making money. Owning property in another country is...
Read moreHere are three things that should grab your attention about Medellín, Colombia, the market I have identified as the most...
Read moreInvesting in real estate overseas is a great way to protect your savings. Having all of your money tied up...
Read moreYou can make a complex project out of moving to a foreign country. For some people, that's half the fun....
Read moreMoving overseas can be extremely simple. In fact, I made my last move abroad with only a pickup truck and...
Read moreThis spring, my family has planted more vegetables in our garden than ever before. We don’t expect to be able...
Read moreThe global shutdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic is going to have big effects on real estate markets worldwide....
Read moreWhile I waited, I wandered from room to room. It was the house I'd had in mind since the day...
Read moreWe are deep into the lockdown now and thoughts are turning to what the world will be like when this...
Read moreYears ago, I knew a lady named Janet who bought a small piece of land on the southwestern coast of...
Read moreIf you purchase a piece of real estate in another country, should you have the ownership documents issued in your...
Read moreOne big loss can wipe out a lot of gains. After more than two-and-a-half decades of property investing experience across...
Read more"I've told the buyer from Dublin that the other buyer, the gentleman from Cork, is considering by how much he'd...
Read more"Can an evergreen tree die?" my son asked as I ran alongside his bike. Under Irish lockdown laws, we're free...
Read moreAs Lief and I sat down at our dining room table this weekend to finalize the program for next month's Global...
Read more“Breaking bread together” is an age-old idiom. Literally, it means sharing a meal with another person or group. The spirit...
Read moreGetting onto the property ladder has always been one of the safest and best ways of securing long-term wealth. Buying...
Read moreOver the past two years, we've been highlighting Colombia as a place where U.S.-dollar-holders have increased buying power. Now that...
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